Hoosier
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All other occurrences of an official 20"+ snow depth in Chicago: 2/7 - 2/8, 1895 1/11 - 1/16, 1918 1/26 - 2/5, 1918 1/27 - 1/31, 1967 2/2 - 2/11, 1967 1/14 - 2/8, 1979 2/12 - 2/22, 1979 2/8/2011
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Just got in from shoveling. Wow. I'm calling my current snow depth at 20" but honestly it's a bit hard to say for sure given all of the blowing and drifting that has occurred. In any case I've only seen a depth like this a couple other times. I have a few piles that are each 5-6 feet high.
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>30 dbz in a lake band is officially barfing snow territory.
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Back edge of the better snow still isn't through St. Louis, so not looking like there will be an early shutoff.
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Likely not, but it really has the look and feel of one. I think the snow that was already on the ground and rooftops is adding to the conditions. We could be snowing another 15-18 hours if we can at least keep some lake scraps going prior to the main band shifting east.
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Looks like a reorientation of the lake band. It is more N-S now while earlier it was more NE-SW.
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Interesting line in the metar. I'm guessing present weather drifting snow?
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Can see a weaker lake band crashing into Lake county Indiana now.
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Might get both of us, should at least get me.
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Stuff near Danville, IL looks nice.
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Has a blizzard look outside even though it's not officially meeting criteria. Maybe the preexisting snow is making things worse but I cannot believe all of the blowing snow... definitely more intense than I thought it would be.
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Thinking I should be good for at least another 8" here, maybe more... wild card is the lake band and how quickly it moves through. If it hangs up for any length of time tomorrow, then could easily push additional amounts into double digits.
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Coming down good now.
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Looking out the window, this stuff is blowing around at least excuse imaginable. There's wind but it's not that windy. I'm in a town so I can only imagine what the rural areas will be like with the more constant wind flow.
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I'd say it's increasingly likely that somebody in Cook county pulls 20". Maybe around 50/50 odds of 2 feet.
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18z HRRR = crush, kill, destroy Evanston and the north side of Chicago. Downtown does very well too.
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Don't feel bad. Almost looked like there was an attempt at some filtered sun here earlier. Will be nice when the main synoptic slug arrives.
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Late afternoon into evening should have good rates for us. What's down around STL and eastward into parts of southern IL is on track to slide in here.
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Some nice returns in south central MO should bode well for places that are more toward the northwest side of things such as Peoria.
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This next round is definitely a little early. Had been expecting a lull until around 2 or 3 pm central but not gonna happen. Not sure if it means more snow or if the entire system is moving faster than progged.
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As far as the lake enhancement, I'm not even sure we've seen the best that the band has to offer yet. If anything, low level convergence improves later on. Would not be surprised if it ramps up to localized 4" per hour rates, especially this evening into tomorrow.
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With that start in Porter county, there is little doubt there will be localized 20"+ amounts there imo. Maybe can't rule it out entirely in Cook county either depending on how the band behaves
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Dang, nice start. Wish I could've gotten in on that!
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Seattle got a foot of snow too. Pretty wintry pattern in the bulk of the country.
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At present movement, the lake enhanced band looks like it's about 3 hours away from here.
